ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, AUG. 18-19 - FILE - In this July 24, 2012, file photo, Southern California coach Lane Kiffin takes questions at the Pac-12 NCAA college football media day in Los Angeles. Southern California spent the last two seasons with no reward in sight for their hard work due to severe NCAA sanctions, a bowl bid the carrot at the end of the season for everyone except them. The possibilities have expanded this season, starting with their opening game on Sept. 1 against Hawaii in Los Angeles. Pride is no longer the only motivation. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) less

The beauty queen who shot to social media stardom during the BCS championship will be back in front of the cameras ahead of the NFL's title game. The former Miss Alabama USA will serve as a correspondent for "Inside Edition" leading up to next month's Super Bowl. The girlfriend of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, Webb became a star when ESPN's cameras lingered on her during the Crimson Tide's rout of Notre Dame on Jan. 7 and announcer Brent Musburger commented on her looks. Webb said she'll "give fans an insider's look at what goes on as the teams prepare to battle and as the fans get ready to cheer on their favorites."

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The USC football coach denied reports that his team brawled in the locker room after its Sun Bowl loss to Georgia on New Year's Eve. ESPN, citing multiple sources, reported that a "flat-out brawl" erupted after younger players questioned quarterback Matt Barkley's decision not to play. Kiffin denied the report of a fight. "There was a noisy verbal exchange among a couple players who were frustrated with the outcome of the game," he said in a news release. "It lasted less than a minute. There was nothing physical. That happens sometimes in football locker rooms after a disappointing loss."

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